Why were the ingots mostly round?

Jens Nordlunde · 10th April 2006, 09:35 PM

Jeff/Galvano, thank you for showing the ingots, I think they illustrate what you are describing.

Not all the iron ores could be used for ingots, and the Indians knew it. Some ores could only be used for tools while others could be used for weapons and ingots, maybe that is why some of the Arabian merchants had their own people stationed in India to check the ingots before they were exported. If I have understood you correctly, they could however not check if the ingots had ‘bubbles’ inside, and maybe not all cracks could be seen – or could they?

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10th April 2006, 09:35 PM	#23
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	Jeff/Galvano, thank you for showing the ingots, I think they illustrate what you are describing. Not all the iron ores could be used for ingots, and the Indians knew it. Some ores could only be used for tools while others could be used for weapons and ingots, maybe that is why some of the Arabian merchants had their own people stationed in India to check the ingots before they were exported. If I have understood you correctly, they could however not check if the ingots had ‘bubbles’ inside, and maybe not all cracks could be seen – or could they?